Amanda-Jane (empressbat) is a cybercrime specialist, author, and artist with many years of successful senior leadership experience across cybersecurity, investigations, and intelligence. She has led the creation and implementation of whole-of-business cybersecurity strategies and is deeply focused on understanding the mechanisms of cybercrime and developing innovative approaches to mitigate emerging threats.

A passionate advocate for diversity in all its forms, Amanda-Jane believes inclusion drives innovation and enables stronger solutions to the complex challenges facing our world.

She has been honoured with multiple InfoSec industry awards, including the AISA Cybersecurity Volunteer of the Year Award. In 2019, she was part of the inaugural cohort named Fellows of the Australian Information Security Association (AISA), and in the same year received both the AusCERT Cybersecurity Professional of the Year and AISA Cybersecurity Professional of the Year awards. In 2022, she was named among the Top Ten IFSEC Global Influencers in Security for her work advancing cybersecurity for end users.

Amanda-Jane is a Justice of the Peace (Qualified) in Queensland, an Adjunct Lecturer in Cyber-Criminology at The University of Queensland, and an international and domestic speaker on cybercrime and cybersecurity. She is the author of books on cybercrime, writes a regular column for Women in Security Magazine, and actively mentors and supports those entering or developing skills in cybersecurity to help future-proof the industry.

Alongside her cybersecurity career, Amanda-Jane is also a practising artist. Through her creative work, she explores themes of resilience, whimsy, and the beauty and colour found in nature.